Reflection 12.2 – Gaming in Education
Kids love games. Adults love games. Everyone loves games. Board games, videogames, mind games (well…). So why don’t we make…
Dexterity
One thing I’ve noticed about my playing is how much better my dexterity has gotten. Over my years playing bass,…
Reflection 11.19: Open Education and Networks
It’s almost that time of year when we look back at the semester and see how far we’ve come. One…
Creating Effective Presentation Slides
What makes a good presentation? Let’s look at Hans Rosling’s presentation on Statistics as an example. In this video, he…
Riffing with Intervals and Power Chords
In metal and progressive rock, there is no more classic sound than that of the humble power chord. And power…
Reflection 11.2: Accessibility
After a long hiatus due to a particularly dense stretch of assignments and projects in the teacher program, I’m back!…
Scales
After playing bass guitar for over half of my life, I’ve only really learned two scales: the major and natural…
Reflection 10.19: PSII
Last week we had Jeff Hopkins in to speak about his innovative secondary school PSII. The Pacific School of Innovation…
Reflection 10.12: Assessment
During my Wednesday school visits, I’ve noticed that there are far more modes of assessment than when I went to…
Making Riffs
After practicing my chords I’m finally ready to share some riffs I’ve made! The first uses the following “chord” progression….